The adaptation of the Ben Fountain novel starts shooting in April. In the film, Bravo Company, and 19-year-old private Billy Lynn, survive a harrowing Iraq battle that is captured by news cameras. They are brought home by the U.S. administration for a promotional tour, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of a Thanksgiving Day football game, all while facing an imminent return to the war. Almost the entire movie takes place during the day of the game, with flashes back to the underlying events and Billy’s heroism.

The film will explore new methods, both technological and artistic, with the goal of further engaging the audience. Lee will use the Sony F65 camera shooting in native 3D, high resolution and with an ultra-high frame rate to create a different cinematic syntax in service of the story. He envisions creating a new way for audiences to experience drama, including the heightened sensation that soldiers really feel on the battlefield and on the home front.

Agreed. Why doesn’t the SAG doe something about all these foreign actors in Hollywood?

• on Feb 4, 2015 9:46 pm

Then America should produce better actors.

American • on Feb 5, 2015 9:15 pm

American drama programs produces plenty of great actors

DougW • on Feb 5, 2015 1:05 am

This whole British/Aussie invasion thing has gotten so out of hand. It’s an epidemic. Hollywood doesn’t even consider the idea that Americans might be more convincing in American roles. When they make biopics of Bruce Willis, Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds and Bill Murray and cast Brits we’ll know it’s completely over.

jnf663 • on Feb 5, 2015 5:58 am

All you whiners out there asking “why do they keep casting British actors?” should take a good hard look at the inadequacy of American acting training. With the exceptions of the graduate programs (and really just the most elite ones) the majority of American actors are not learning acting – they’re learning how to take direction. The actors that I went to college with (and I went to a really famous theatre college) did not learn real acting skill from their teachers – they learned merely how to take direction, and that will not serve them well in the long run.

Anonymous • on Feb 5, 2015 7:03 am

Where’s Logan? He’s done better work than all four of these kids.

And I thought Ang liked to cast Unknowns. He went all around India looking for Pi. He did no such thing in the U.S….and I’m sure he could find someone and make a career. Too bad. It’ll be just like Unbroken; the casting choice won’t resonate and understand what it means to be and portray an American.

• on Feb 5, 2015 7:35 am

The culture in M’erica doesn’t breed “great actors” any more….we breed famous people.

vighorois • on Feb 5, 2015 7:49 am

I thought that free market is the American spirit, no? That’s why Hollywood movies are screened all over the world. If you wanna shut the door to British actors or Taiwanese directors, you can not expect China or Russia or Japan to open its theaters for Hollywood movies.

American • on Feb 6, 2015 1:03 pm

We don’t blame you for protectionist laws? Why hold us to a different standard?

Bad casting • on Feb 5, 2015 8:11 am

None of these choices look 19. The script hinges on the fact that all the soldiers of bravo company are essentially boys. That’s what makes it work! These guys look like men in their mid twenties. This will ruin the movie.
Plus starring in a multi million dollar franchise like reynor did and he’s still a “discovery” ??come on!